...Yusei Kikuchitossed 41 pitches in a bullpen session at Seibu Stadium II today. Kikuchi started throwing again on the 5th after shutting things down for 16 days due to discomfort in his left shoulder. Kikuchi also threw 40 pitches in the bullpen on the 6th.

6:44pm JST

...Hiroyuki Nakajima's left knee appears to be ok -- he appeared to hurt it while sliding into home last night in the 9th inning. As of now, Nakajima will be in the starting line-up for tomorrow's game.